The second that Bella spoke those four words to me, I went into complete panic mode.

Without saying another word she was lifted up into my arms and I all but sprinted down the staircase to the room that I had set up for the sole purpose of this very moment.

“Look at me, I need you to be honest with me. Are you ok?” I asked her, terrified that she was already in pain.

“Now I am. It’s just that my water broke, and I hit my knees really hard against the floor.” She whispered, gently resting her hands on her baby bump.

“You’re not like having contractions though, are you?” I worriedly questioned her.

She shrugged her shoulders.

“I don’t think so…” She told me.

“Ok, then that means we have 12-24 hours until you actually go into labour, that is if everything I read was right. You don’t need to worry though sweetheart, it’s going to be ok, you’re going to be ok.” I muttered, not realizing at the pace I was speaking.

“Relax, ok?” She whispered, gently placing her hands on the side of my face.

“Bella...I’m not sure if you forgot what’s going on, but your water just broke and you’re going to deliver a child very soon. Not to forget that I’m currently the only one here which leaves me in solely in charge of helping you deliver her.” I replied, taking a soft hold on her wrists.

“You’ve done research for at least 6 hours a day for the past 3 or more weeks, I trust you. You panicking though is just going to get both of us agitated and then we’re royally screwed.” She reasoned with me.

“You’re right, I’m sorry Bells.” I whispered, placing a kiss on top of her head.

She patted the spot next to her on the bed and laid down fully.

I could take a hint, so I walked to the other side of the bed, and made my way right next to her, someplace I hadn’t intimately been in a long time.

Bella reached out to me, and interlaced her fingers into mine.

This little action threw me for such a loop, it was the last thing I expected from her.

I wasn’t sure if it was the hormones, the stress of the situation, her understandable hate of Chance, or she had just been putting up a fake wall between all of us for a very long time.

It didn’t matter though, I was here for her no matter what.

Tightening my hand around hers, I closed my eyes and just listened to her heartbeat.

I guess it served as the calm before the storm.

“Hey Chris,” Bella quietly called to me.

“What’s up?” I asked, brushing a lock of hair out of her eyes as she turned to look at me.

A couple minutes passed in complete silence as I waited for her to respond.

“Thank you.” She finally whispered.

That threw me off guard.

“Now what in the world are you thanking me for?” I chuckled.

“You know. I know you know.” She smiled up at me.

“I know you know that I know.” I gently laughed back, getting a kick out of seeing a smile on Bella’s face.

Wrapping my one free hand around Bella’s back I pulled her right into my side.

“We’re going to kick labour’s ass.” She told me confidently.

“You are the most adorable human on this planet.” I cooed.

“Far from it, actually.” Bella whispered back, closing her eyes and resting her head back on the pillow.

And just like that she was out like a light.

Poor thing had been exhausted this last month.

I gave her one last kiss on her forehead, and then shut my eyes just as she had to get some rest.

We were in for a rough time, and considering the fact that I was still the only one here to help Bella through this, I had to be on my A game.

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18 Hours Later ~

“Fuck!” Bella screeched, as the poor thing was on the floor, bent over in pain.

“It’s ok, it’s ok, sweetheart. Just focus on your breathing.” I told her, rubbing her back.

I had moved the top quilt of the bed onto the floor, so she had something soft under her body to hopefully alleviate some pain, no matter how small.

Bella was already having extremely painful contractions, but she wasn’t anywhere close to dilating.

Why in the hell could she not have been luckier to have an easier time with this? Had one of those super nice, easy labors?

“I’m going to actually kill Chance for doing this to me.” She growled, in a voice that I didn’t recognize as her own.

“Bella, I’m right there with you.” I informed her, thinking to myself that she would have to get in line with everyone else that wanted to kill Chance,

I knew the end of one contraction had ended as she loosened her death grip on my hand.

“Chris….I don’t think I can do this.” She panted out, leaning back so that she was laid out flat on her back.

“Hey, that’s crazy talk. In case you’ve forgotten who you are- you are Bella Noel and you do some pretty crazy shit, some things that I still can’t even believe you were able to do. That’s why I know you can do this. You’re amazing Bells, and you’ve got this.” I told her, trying to assure her as much as possible.

She looked up at me and gave me a tight lipped smile.

“I guess I don’t have a choice if you say so.” She softly chuckled to herself.

“Oh, so now you want to listen to me and what I say?” I exclaimed light-heartedly.

“Wanting to and not fearing it anymore are two different things.” She whispered, once again tightening her grip on my arm.

I held on tight for support, and waited to respond until this contraction passed.

My mind started to wander ever so slightly and I seriously couldn’t believe the situation we were in.

How in the world was it possible that I was lying here with Bella, holding her hand as she was inching towards labor?

It seemed like just yesterday Bella was sitting around the campfire with Tyler, Issues, and I.

9 months can pass in the blink of an eye, and if that doesn’t prove how valuable every second in life is, I’m not sure what would.

“What can I do to make it better, Bells?” I worriedly asked her as she once again pulled her body into a tight ball, shaking in pain.

“Pain meds.” She squeaked out, tears starting to trace their way down her cheeks.

“We don’t have any here right now, Bella. I’m going to have Tyler bring some over as soon as he answers his phone, but it’s going to be a little bit, he’s about 2 hours away.” I told her, knowing that wasn’t going to calm her down in the slightest- yet not wanting to lie to her.

“Tell him I need him here now!” She sobbed.

“Are you ok for a few if I go and call him?” I asked, fearful of leaving her alone.

“Please just get him here!” She yelled, frightened.

With one last quick kiss on the top of her head I ran through the door, down the hall where my phone had dropped out of my pocket when bringing Bella into the room she was now in.

Tyler’s number was thankfully the first one to pop up in my contacts.

I redialed and nervously paced back and forth as his phone rang...and rang...and rang.

“Hi.” He finally answered.

“Hey, what’s the chance you can leave now? I need you here as soon as possible.” I explained.

“Already on it, Kuza and I are just getting on the road now. We should be there in about 2 and a half hours, and that’s including traffic.” Tyler told me.

“Ok, great. Don’t speed though, the last thing we need is you getting stopped.” I groaned, knowing his driving style.

“Yeah, I know. How’s Bella doing though?” He asked.

“She’s…...struggling.” I admitted, not wanting to make the situation seem better than it was.

“Tell her I said to try and sleep for a little bit. She could very well just scoff at that idea, but I think we’re going to have to try anything and everything to make it easier on her.” Tyler replied.

“I fully agree. Tell Kuza just to park in the back so you can get up here as fast as possible.” I said.

“Will do.” Tyler said, and hung up the phone.

I shoved my phone in my back pocket and made my way as quick as possible back to where Bella was.

She was now on her knees, face down in child’s pose from yoga.

“Tyler and Kuza are on their way, Bella.” I whispered, kneeling down next to her and gently setting my hand on her back.

Bella didn’t respond, she just clenched her fists shut and squeezed her eyes closed tight.

“It’s going to be ok, I’ll keep you safe.” I cooed, continuing to gently rub her lower back.

I could only hope that was the truth.

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8 Hours Later ~

“Good girl, Bella. Keep breathing.” Tyler softly encouraged Bella, holding on tight as yet another painful contraction ripped through her.

“Ow.” She whimpered, grabbing onto his hand.
“Kuza, come here.” Tyler grumbled, motioning him over.

Kuza went over to his side, they exchanged some words quietly between them, and then Tyler walked my way, leaving Kuza to comfort Bells.

“What’s up?” I asked him.

“Come here.” He said quietly, opening the door and walking into the hallway.

“You need to tell me what the hell’s going on.” I growled, getting slightly annoyed.

“She’s dilated enough to start pushing, but I don’t think I can handle that. I can deal with a shit load of other stuff, but I’m not sure about this.” He admitted, his skin tone flushing almost a sickly pale.

“Son of a bitch. I need you to at least try, Kuza and I can take care of the main stuff, but she needs you to be an extra support. No matter how nice she may have been with us the last month...her main loyalty in you won’t change.” I explained.

He stalled, obviously deep in thought as he ground his teeth together, contemplating.

Without saying another word, he opened the door and made his way back to Bella’s side.

As much discomfort as she was in, no one could ignore the slight smile that appeared on his lips as Tyler made his way back to her.

I joined them around the bed, grabbed a solid hold of Bella’s left leg, while Kuza had Bella’s right leg and helped her prepare for the first push of many of the night.

“I love you, Bells.” I whispered, hoping that if anything could get her through this, knowing we loved her would help.

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4 Hours Later ~
Kuza’s POV -

“Such a good girl.” I cooed to Bella, finishing cleaning her up with a washcloth and making sure she was in a comfortable position.

Once I was assured that she was going to be alright for a while, I ran next door to make sure that Tyler’s passed out ass was ok.

Thankfully he was.

He had made it about halfway through and before anyone was able to catch him he passed out straight onto the floor.

As soon as I shut the door to both Bella and Tyler’s door, there was one more person I had to go and see.

Actually there were two.

I made my way down to the very end of the hall, and ever so quietly cracked open the large door.

The lights were dimmed and there was soft white noise playing from a speaker in the corner of the room.

“Come in.” Chris announced in a hushed tone of voice.

He was sitting towards the back of the room in a rocking chair, with a bundle enveloped in a pink blanket.

“Oh my….” I whispered, finally getting close enough to Chris to see the beautiful child wrapped tight in his arms.

I couldn’t think of any words to say.

I was almost to the point of needing to pinch myself to see if this was even reality.

Was I really looking at Bella’s own child, who she had just introduced into this world.

“I know, right?” Chris chuckled, reading my mind.

“She’s beautiful.” I murmured, in complete awe of this small human.

“Just like her mom.” Chris cooed, gently rocking her.

“Those same mesmerizing eyes, and that sweet little smile.” I said, in agreeance.

“Do you want to hold her?” Chris asked, raising an eyebrow at me.

“I think it would be better if you just held her. I’m still not to sure that I’ve properly taken this situation in.” I admitted, taking a seat on the edge of the bed that was next to the rocking chair.

“Understood. How’s Bella?” Chris wondered.

“Much better. She passed out once you took the baby to clean her up. I was able to slip a soft robe over her and she’s tucked in nice and tight. Giving birth was no joke, I think that took just about everything (mentally, physically, and emotionally), out of her. I wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t get up for at least a day.” I answered.

“See, I told you you’ve got a tough mama.” Chris whispered to the sleeping baby.

“Bianca.” I stated, suddenly remembering what Bella last told me.

“What?” Chris asked.

“Bianca...that’s what Bella kept muttering once you took her out of the room. I think that’s her little angel’s name.” I explained.

“Bianca…..” Chris said, as if he was trying out the name on his tongue to see how it felt.

“It’s beautiful, so it fits her and Bella.” I replied.

Chris agreed, and then a silence fell over the room.

Although what had just occurred was a joyous moment, the bringing of a new life into this world. It was an extremely huge moment as well.

It would forever change every single one of our lives.

We weren’t naive, we knew that Bella having a child would flip everything thing we’ve down on its head, and we were now stuck at a cross road where nobody had any clue as to what the next step was.

What direction did we go?

What path is the wrong path?

None of us knew, but we would have to learn, and soon.

“Go get Tyler up, and call Danny and Craig, tell them to get here as soon as possible and bring both their bands. There’s a lot of stuff to discuss.” Chris sighed, gently shaking his head.

With one more look at the precious little girl, swaddled safely in Chris’ arms, I left to to gather everyone.

One word kept replaying itself over and over again in my mind….



Bianca.

Notes

Oh Bianca...what a crazy little world you've stumbled upon.......

Author's Note ~

Sorry for such a delay in chapters, I took some well needed time off to try and heal my wrist a bit before I continued the damage to it.

I'm super excited to finally have little baby Bianca introduced into Bella's world...I was unsure of how to write a chapter dealing with Bella's giving birth, but I hope you enjoyed/were content with the direction I went in!

Only one more full chapter and then an epilogue and we'll have reached the final book!

There's still so much to come, and I'm beyond excited to keep writing!

Thank you again everyone that's reading this and who has ever read any of the previous books, I hope you continue to enjoy :)

~ BlackVeilsinWhite